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The Basel Christian Church of Malaysia or BCCM (Malay: Gereja Kristian Basel Malaysia, Dusun: Gorija Kristian Basel do Malaysia), formerly known as Borneo Basel Self Established Church, is one of the four Lutheran bodies in Malaysia. In 2009 BCCM had 112 congregations nationwide and 63,000 baptised members. [1] In 2023, BCCM had 64,500 members. [2]
The Presbyterian Church in Malaysia or GPM (Malay: Gereja Presbyterian Malaysia) is a Christian church in Malaysia. Established as an independent synod in 1974, it currently has approximately 7,000 members in 100 congregations nationwide. [1] The current Moderator of the GPM is the Rev. Chua Hua Peng.
The Malayan Christian Council (MCC), founded in 1948, coordinated mission groups during the Malayan Emergency. Chinese relocated into 'New Villages' were served by missionaries, sometimes ex-China, who worked alongside local Christians in social and medical work. However, after independence in 1957, many churches were overdependent on expatriates.
The majority of Christians in West Malaysia also are of Chinese origin. [267] Most early Chinese churches including Baptists, Methodists and Presbyterians have their origins from missionary migrants that introduced the missions established in China to Malaysia. [262]
The Lutheran Church in Malaysia or LCM (Malay: Gereja Lutheran di Malaysia) is one of four Lutheran bodies in Malaysia. It currently has 52 congregations nationwide with a total of 6,736 baptised members [1] and is the largest entirely Lutheran body in the country. [2] Until 2012, the body was known as the Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore.
Etching of the Penang Mission Chapel, circa 1824. Early Brethren missionary work in Malaysia is not well recorded but can be traced to the early work of nonconformist Christian missionaries. In 1821, a mission house was purchased in Penang by the London Missionary Society (LMS) and used as a Chinese girls' school. A chapel was opened in the ...
As a result, two Lutheran church bodies were established in Malaya; the TELC districts in Malaya were reconstituted as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore (ELCMS) on 13 August 1962 whereas the mainly Chinese congregations of the American Mission was organised the Lutheran Church in Malaysia a year later on 3 August 1963 [5] In 1966, Bertil Envall was consecrated as the ...
The True Jesus Church (TJC) is a non-denominational Christian Church that originated in Beijing, China, during the Pentecostal movement in the early twentieth century. [3] The True Jesus Church is currently one of the largest Christian groups in China and Taiwan, [4] as well as one of the largest independent churches in the world.